Endorsements waste space

Sun., Aug. 25, 2013

Here we go again. Every year, at every election cycle, letters to the editor is inundated with supportive missals of candidates running for office. Let these supporters take out a paid ad and put their money where their mouth is.

As it is, fewer letters are printed in the abbreviated letters to the editor as there once were. I’m sure there are letters that are not printed because of space and economics, so why clutter up these pages with political ads that I, for one, never read?

Let’s keep this section open for subjects of real interest.

Antone Ornellas

Post Falls

Letters policy

The Spokesman-Review invites original letters on local topics of public interest. Your letter must adhere to the following rules:

No more than 250 words
We reserve the right to reject letters that are not factually correct, racist or are written with malice.
We cannot accept more than one letter a month from the same writer.
With each letter, include your daytime phone number and street address.
The Spokesman-Review retains the nonexclusive right to archive and re-publish any material submitted for publication.

Unfortunately, we don’t have space to publish all letters received, nor are we able to acknowledge their receipt. (Learn more.)

Submit letters using any of the following:

Our online form: Submit your letter here
Mail: Letters to the Editor
The Spokesman-Review
999 W. Riverside Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201
Email: editor@spokesman.com
Fax: (509) 459-3815
Phone: (509) 459-5430